Chinese pond-heron

Ardeola bacchus Photo by Foozi Saad (Trek Nature) Common name:Chinese pond-heron (en); papa-ratos-da-China (pt); crabier chinois (fr); garcilla china (es); Bacchusreiher (de)Taxonomy:Order Ciconiiformes Family ArdeidaeRange:This species breeds throughout the eastern half of China, as well as in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and marginally into extreme south-eastern Russia. They migrate south to winter from southern China south to…

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White-necked myna

Streptocitta albicollis Photo by Ethan Chan (Flickr) Common name:white-necked myna (en); mainá-pescoço-branco (pt); streptocitte à cou blanc (fr); miná cuelliblanco (es); weißhalsatzel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily SturnidaeRange:This species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia.Size:These birds are about 50 cm long, including the 25-30 cm long tail. Habitat:The white-necked myna is mostly found in moist…

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Western spindalis

Spindalis zena Photo by John Schwarz (Birdspix) Common name:western spindais (en); zena-de-cuba (pt); zéna à tête rayée (fr); cigua cubana (es); Kuba-streifenkopftangare (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeRange:This species is found in the northern Caribbean, in the Bahamas, Cuba, Turks and Caicos, on Grand Cayman island, and on the island of Cozumel off the coast of the Yucatán…

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White-eared barbet

Stactolaema leucotis Photo by Johan van Rensburg (Wikipedia) Common name:white-eared barbet (en); barbaças-de-orelhas-brancas (pt); barbican oreillard (fr); barbudo orejiblanco (es); weißohr-bartvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PiciformesFamily CapitonidaeRange:This species occur in two disjunct areas in eastern Africa. The subspecies S.l. kilimensis is found in central and south-eastern Kenya, and in north-eastern Tanzania, while subspecies S.l. leucotis is found from…

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